Easy Paper Giant Candies For Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a superb theme to do with kids, but it does make for a pretty heavy sugar week! We are having a Charlie and the…Continue Reading →
Make Up Words Like Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl has an amazing capacity for making up words. Just think of ‘frobscottle’, ‘snozzcumber’ and a dozen other words…
Cleaning, Chores & The Hetty Cleaning Trolley
The summer holidays are over, and even families not going back to school, are heading back to our ‘term time’…
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Activities – DIY Jazzies
I don’t know why, but as long as I can remember I’ve loved Jazzies. I really don’t know why – they are made from cheap chocolate, and full of Hundreds…Continue Reading →
Educents Magic School Bus Science Club 50% Off Offer
Do you remember the Magic School Bus from childhood? Was that a show in the UK? It must have been…
Create Your Own Superhero & Enter To Win Toys
DC Super heroes have created a fun gadget that lets you create your own superhero. It’s pretty self explanatory, really,…
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – Units of Measurement
There’s nothing like sweets to get a sweet-toothed person excited about learning something maths-ish, so as part of our Charlie and the Chocolate Factory week, I bought a mixed bag…Continue Reading →
The McDonalds Ad That Shows How We Have Childhood So Wrong
I’m not bashing McDonalds here. If I’m going to eat fries, I’ll eat theirs. If I’m going to pick up…
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – The Book Vs The Movie
It’s Roald Dahls’ birthday in a couple of weeks, so our home-ed theme to get us back into a learning…
Ways To Find Work As A Freelancer
As a homeschooling, freelancing mother, time is never on my side. Between running a home and providing a sufficient – hopefully more than sufficient! – education for my children, I…Continue Reading →